MACON, Ga. — Update:
After an 11-day manhunt, 29-year-old Chavis Stokes was back in the Bibb County Detention Center Thursday after escaping Oct. 16.
According to his page on the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Stokes is now facing a felony count of Escape. Stokes could face up to 10 years in prison.
This is on top of the two dozen charges that Stokes was already facing.
Original:
One of the four escaped inmates has been arrested in Montezuma, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
29-year-old Chavis Stokes was captured on Thursday in Macon County about 50 miles from Macon-Bibb. He was caught around 2 p.m.
Melissa Hodges with the U.S Attorney's Office did not specify exactly where they found Stokes. But in a press release, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said that he had been captured at a home in Montezuma.
Stokes was arrested in February 2020 during an east Macon drug bust. The Bibb Special Investigation Unit, SWAT team and U.S. Marshals executed a search warrant at 619 Main St. and 360 Jones Ave.
In the raid, investigators seized cocaine, marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, and a gun found to be reported stolen in 2018.
Stokes was charged with Possession of Schedule I with intent, Possession of Schedule II with intent, Possession of Marijuana with intent, Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Theft By receiving stolen property, Possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He also had additional charges listed on the Bibb County Jail's website, including Simple Battery, Hit and Run, Fleeting and Attempting to Elude and various other charges.
He was indicted on more charges in August of this year, and no trial date has been set.
As of now, the three other inmates are still on the run including 52-year-old Joey Fournier, 25-year-old Marc K. Anderson and 37-year-old Johnifer Barnwell.
Stokes' capture comes after two people were arrested earlier this week. Mykia Williams and Jakaylen Williams both faced a Bibb County Magistrate Court judge Tuesday, charged with aiding the escape.
Law enforcement arrested Jakaylen Williams Tuesday, according to Bibb County jail booking logs. They arrested Mykia Williams Monday as they tried to question her boyfriend, Christian Williams.
He shot himself in the head and died Tuesday morning at Atrium Health Navicent. Christian Williams evaded investigators for seven months after he was allegedly kidnapped the night before he was set to stand trial for murder.
Anyone with information on the possible location of these escapees should call the FBI’s tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), the USMS at 1-877-WANTED2. Tips may also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov or USMS Tips App.